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ATTYS No. 897,503. PATENTED SEPT. 1, 1908.

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` GASEOU'S FLUID TURBINE.

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c. WEDEKIND. GAsBoUs FLUID TURBINE.

.APPLICATION` FILED 00T. 16, 1906.

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, mwym '/BY C ATTYS CARL() WlDEhIXI), UF S'l. JEAN-S'lR-Mll'l, FRANCE.

GASE DUS-FLUID TURBINE Specification of Letten; Patent.

Patented Sept, 1, 1908.

Application tiled October 16, 1906. Serial No. 339.2405

niixlnie eoin iosed eillierof permanent gases,

the vapors o liipiid hydroearhons. gases produi-ed h v Ilie. i istillation or dissociation of i'oal, antliriieite, vol-ie, wood, heavy oi' light oils or any other fuel which generates a eoin Aone or inoreopenings huslihlegas in a gus producer. 'lhis typeV of turbine i'oinpi'ises essentially 1'.-.\ rharging apparatus.

iff-A rertain nuinher of explosion ehiinihere` mmol-ding to the fuel employed or to ih'e power of the engine".

3.A eeitain nuniher of nozzles.

4.--'l`he l'urhine proper, and

5.-.\eroi'ding toeiri'ninstanees one o,r iuoi'e eonipressors to previously eonipress the gas oi' air intended for the engine.

The annexed drawings Ishow various enihodiinents oll the invention.

Figure l is an end elevation of the appririttns, Fig l is a vertienl longitudinal seetion of Sinne. Fig. Si is a vertieal longitudinal see# tion of a modified eoiistruetiou ol' the appa ratiis, und, Fig. 4 is a longitudinal ventral seetioirof a gas nozzle.

The Charging apparatus is eoniposed of iiehaniher 3, the dimensions of whieh depend u )on the gaseous mixture used in the tur. bine. Thea-dniission ofair takes vplae-e through the/pipe 1 and is regulated hy an ordinary'eoek. The pipe 4 leads` lhe. mixture into the explosion or e iiiiliiisi-iim chambers. The wall of the chani'her 3 opposite the pipe 4, or any other wall niiiy he perforated with These openings eoininunii-aie with one. or more i'hiinihers (i each of whieh is provided willi a pipe L. 'l`hevopening or openings 5 aireregulnled hy. the vali-'es 7 operated .hy handJwfheels 8'.' The pipes 2 sei-ve lo introduce the gas or ture. 'lhe` ex )losion or combustion chain i. hersitre foiniee hyiif'relorl Slol' i'eliraelory nui sages l l.

whieh will he produce steam. The chambers communieate. with the. charging apparatus hy the pas- Eaeh refractory retort is secured in plaee h v a plate 12 perforatei'l by a screwthrendeil central opening in which is screwed the` spark-plug 13.

The gas nozzles 14 are of special construction. one forni of which is showp h v way of example in Fig. 4, leed the. gases onto the blades of the turbine. 'lhe regulation is made hy ane-edle 15 operated hy a handwlieel 16. This needle isholhiw aiidlias at one of its ends an opening,r 4U in the forni of a small nozzle which may he openedor closed hy a second needle 17 opei'itteil hy the hond' wheel 1S..

The interior of the needles 15 is in constant ('-oniii'ninieiition with the water circulation by nieniis of the openings 41 whieh open into a ehiiniher l2 which communicates by the openings 43 with the waterjacket 29. This steam altering the needle 15 may serve to aid the gas in the gris nozzles as well as to stai rt the operation of the apparsi-tus. Other nozzles 19 convey steil-in onto the. blades of the turbine und may also serve for starting the operation. During thenorrnal operation they serve to (fool the blades of the. turbine. These nozzles are reguhil'ed hy si. needle 20 operatei'lliv a hand-wheel 21. They receive the steam. from the double easing by the passages 2" coiniuuniefi-tiiw with chamber 29'. '.lhe turbine proper is Formed as shown in Fig. 2, either by one or more disks 23. These ldisks may be runde of sheet nickel, ste'elor any other metal, fixed on a hub 45 keyed on the shaft 33. The. disks 23 earry on their peripheriesa series of blades 24.

' In the ease ofthe disks turning in the same direction between. two successive disks is L11- terposed a series of blade-s 25 for guiding the flow of gas: i

In the. ease of 'erowns tu rningiin o posite. directions, es for exiunplo lin Fig.' 3, t ie first series of blades turningL in au opposite; direction to the 'first disk is formed either by the 'first of the crowns 26 adjoining the movable support Z8 or hy a kind of wheel the folly of formed by this crown and the huh of" which will serve for centering on' the shaft 33 to the support .28 common to ull the erowns. In this ease the support 28 currying.: the crowns of blades is keyed on a, hollow slee-ve $14 the movement of which is guided by a gear box 3 5 shown i'liagrmninatieally in the drawing to inake the invention more readily' `15 the engine ma umlerstood. The shalt 33 turns iny a certain number ol' bearing blocks such as balland socket bearings, according to the angular velocity of the sh'aft Between these two .i blocks to the right of the ligure Will'be keyed v a, pinion wearing with another pinion scoured l on a sha t parallelto the shaft 33 and the ratio of Idiameters of which depends on the speed of the shaft. This shaft is not shown 1o in the fivure for its position may vary according to the applicetlon of the turbine.

l .lhe ases in their egress from the last series ogblades escape into a collector 3] provided with ajpi e 32.

e of ('lifferentI .forms accord'- ingfpto the app ieation of the turbil'ie.

:Ia'ving now described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secu re by Letters Patent is:

-' 20 In a gaseous fluid turbine-of the kindde- Thesole-plate 36 of l scribed, the combination of a charging appav ratus, explosion chambers formed by a retort of refractory material communicating each l water jacket surrounding the ex lesion chambers, double concentric nozzles leading opposite the blades of the turbine, the inner one of which is connected with the water jaclrct and. the outside'one with the explosion chambers, and secondary nozzles conveyin steam from the water-jacket to the blades o the turbine, substantially' as described and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

- CARL() .WEDEKINIL Witnesses:

M. LAING,` l

directly with the charging apparatus, a- 

